Events Sonja Hansen attends or creates
This event has passed! I’ll be performing with my Level 3 cohort at Brooklyn Comedy Collective’s Eris in our class show on April 20 at 8:30 pm! We’ll be downstairs in the Deep Space room. In this Advanced Scenes class, our instructor Philip Markle has presented improv techniques and awareness-building tools to create more grounded and authentic characters...
This event has passed! In just a few days I will have the honor of speaking with Stanford University’s current cohort for the Notation in Science Communication. I, along with other fellow alumni from the program, will speak to our experience of using science communication and our ePortfolios to accomplish our goals. I am looking forwardt to learning about where...
This event has passed! 3d rendering group of electric cars with pack of battery cells module on platform in a row I will have the honor of attending a teach-in on EV Battery Repair, Reuse and Repurpose next week with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). Since November, I have worked with GAIA to research the environmental implications of EV...
I am so excited to announce that I have accepted a role as a writer with the Bitter Maiden Writing Collective. I was delighted to meet Creative Director Lilly Mannon and Director Nathan Flower through a series of interviews and writing submissions and hear about their vision and intention behind the Bitter Maiden’s upcoming project. In the coming months, I look...
This event has passed! Next month I’ll be heading to Los Angeles for a Comedy Fantasy Camp. I’ll be connecting with fellow comedians, attending writing and pitching workshops, learning about alternative formats for performance and, most likely, laughing a lot. I’m really looking forward to getting some professional critiques and exploring comedy in...
This event has passed! I’ll be performing with my Level 1 cohort Brooklyn Comedy Collective’s Pig Pen in our class show on December 16 at 8:30 pm! Over the past six weeks, we’ve been learning how to “give gifts,” embody emotions, concoct scenes using suggestions and physicality, and tap into our ability to play. I’ve had a blast...
This event has passed! Santa will arrive at Macy’s 34th Street once again this Thanksgiving with the Macy’s Day Parade! He’ll be bringing a team of elves from the North Pole, including my friend Quill (who happens to look a lot like me). Quill assists Santa with his lists and can often be found in the North Pole library. Visitors to Santaland will...
This event has passed! I will be attending Lancaster Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light conference this weekend! I am pleased to attend as the guest of the Global Shapers Lancaster Hub. While working as an intern for The Climate Reality Project earlier this year, I learned about the work that the Lancaster Hub is doing to encourage active and public transit...
This event has passed! I am so excited to be attending Laru Beya’s Totally Ghoul Surfing Contest in just a couple of weeks! I’ll be conducting interviews with folks about the amazing passion and labor that they have poured into this community in order to empower historically excluded youths to surf their own breaks. So stay tuned for the article...
This event has passed! Check out my blog for the videos: Red Panda & Trash Panda A culmination of the Musical Improv class at the Sacramento Comedy Spot. That’s right! I’m going to be singing! Next week my classmates and I will be performing a mini-musical showcasing all of the skills that we have learned over the past six weeks. Every Saturday we...